"The Queen" was officially withdrawn from theaters after four weeks of release, having grossed a total of 430 million yuan, becoming the box office champion of the same period.
Of course, in addition to the box office revenue, what people in the industry are most excited about is that it breaks the ice between the urban themes of holographic movies and the fashion circle. Now that there are no clothing licensing fees, many brands want to sponsor holographic films and television.
Wei Lan, who was wildly praised by the Producers Association, began preparations for his third film.
Ever since he had the long-lost dream on the show, Wei Lan knew that his strange talent had not disappeared after coming to this world, and to combat this continuous dream, Wei Lan's way was to make movies.
Perhaps it was her subconscious mind reminding herself that only by photographing the feelings that various dreams brought to her, would Wei Lan's strange mental influence disappear. Otherwise, she would continue to be troubled by various strange dreams. This was also her way to cure the mental influence.
This was the case with Wei Lan in her previous life. Even though this influence did not interfere with her life, it had a huge impact on her life choices, so making movies later became her favorite career.
The world view of this dream is very interesting and grand, but Wei Lan has a feeling that it will be difficult to shoot, because not only is it difficult to find actors, but the data flow will also cost a lot of money...
“Drip, drip, drip…”
"The current data flow is insufficient! The current data flow is insufficient!"
"Will exit the director machine in ten seconds, ten, nine, eight..."
Wei Lan stepped out of the director's camera with a helpless look on his face.
Today, her driver Lao Wang accompanied her to the studio. Although Ye Luoxue accompanied her most of the time, there were occasional exceptions.
Ye Luoxue lives a standard life of a wealthy lady. Her daily routine includes checking the income of the fixed assets and funds sent by her property manager, going to medical beauty centers, shopping malls, and gathering with other ladies. After Wei Lan started filming, she added another daily routine: bringing Wei Lan to work with her.
At present, Wei Lan has moved to the studio specially prepared for her by Wei Mingjie.
This new studio had its entrance redesigned based on Wei Lan's situation. The actor's cabin and the director's room are two independent entrances that do not interfere with each other. At the same time, the director's room can control everything in the entire studio, including data flow viewing and other functions, which greatly facilitated Wei Lan's work.
At least when Wei Lan wants to come to the studio, Ye Luoxue doesn't need to accompany him the whole time.
After leaving the director's machine, Wei Lan looked at the data stream inventory.
She had just experimentally constructed a giant strange creature in the holographic world, but before she could show the horror, the remaining five million data streams in the studio were gone.
The same data stream is even enough for Wei Lan to construct a complete solar system scene.
There are very few surreal themes in this world, and most of them are small fights. Even Su Yining's once famous work, "Xianxia Qiyuan", which is hailed as a classic masterpiece of Xianxia, has power effects that are somewhat similar to an upgraded version of martial arts, which is very different from the more mysterious and grand scenes that Wei Lan wants to express.
This is certainly due to limitations of thought and imagination, but more importantly, it is due to financial constraints.
Because data flow is a very wonderful thing, the more unprecedented and unrealistic the scene is, the more data flow is required.
And anything that has never appeared in this world and is created first will consume the most data flow.
It is not right to say that it is robbing money, it is directly burning money. The dynamic scenes of holographic movies are really burning money every minute and every second.
On the contrary, the more often scenes that have been used by film and television directors are created, the less data flow is spent on rebuilding them. This is similar to a film and television city that has already been built in reality. After one team finishes shooting, other teams can also use it. This is why it takes very little data flow to create a detailed city in the holographic world.
The first person to try something new has the biggest investment and also the greatest risk. It is possible that others will reap the benefits while the initial producer who spent the money did not make any money, while the later producer who successfully produced a film with the same theme made money.
This was the reason why Chen Yuanhang filmed "Star Wars" at Wei's. He used Wei's funds as the cost of trial and error, and finally went to Chengguang to film "Star Wars". Before "Star Wars" was produced, all the investment could not be seen. Constructing a new theme that no one had filmed before was a huge test for both the director's aesthetics and the producer's vision.
From this point, Wei Lan seemed to understand why the holographic movies in this world have developed so slowly. The holographic movie market has only begun to see a large amount of capital pouring in in recent years, so it is normal that progress in this area is slow.
After doing all the math, Wei Lan suddenly felt that the money he had earned before was not enough. If he wanted to realize the concept of this new movie in one go, an investment of more than 1 billion would be enough. Moreover, if he wanted to fully express the world view, a movie would not be enough.
The best way is to start with a clue and complete the worldview through a series of movies——
Until finally creating a movie universe.
As the first film in a series, the lead is very important. It is necessary to make the audience interested in this world view, and there is a feeling that only the tip of the iceberg has been unveiled. At the same time, for the subsequent filming, it is also necessary to take into account commerciality. As a qualified film work, the script content must also be qualified...
Time flies and it is August. Wei Lan's daily routine is to use a tablet to draw the framework and some storyboards, such as a charming protagonist, an interesting entry point, and the "interface" to reserve for the series of movies... The script writing and related preparation time of this movie is much longer than her previous two films.
Wei Mingjie and his wife have also witnessed Wei Lan's workaholic nature. He started preparing for the next movie almost not long after the previous movie was completed.
However, the preparation time for this film took longer than the family had expected. It was not until September, when Wei Sijia started school, that Wei Lan completed the basic script framework for his first film.
'Special effects elements: superpowers, horror atmosphere'
'Protagonist 1: Gender Undetermined'
'Basic requirements: age under 30, good looks, charisma, acting skills... genius level'
'Protagonist 2: Gender Undetermined'
'Basic requirements: under 30 years old, charismatic, ambitious, excellent acting skills or playing yourself...'
Wei Lan took an electronic pen and drew a circle on the actors' acting skills, especially the protagonist. She drew two circles on the word "genius level".
The entertainment industry is so large that there is indeed no shortage of actors with superb acting skills, but there are very few talented actors, and actors who also meet the appearance requirements are even rarer.
Just like among the actors Wei Lan has worked with, Su Yining's appearance is acceptable but her acting skills are not, and Yang Xingyuan's acting skills are acceptable but his appearance is not.
Although acting skills are important, it is undeniable that appearance is also an important commercial element, especially for a series of movies that create a movie universe, the nature of which almost determines its fan preference.
The fan appeal here does not mean attracting the fans of the actor to watch the movie, but to make this fictional character have a large number of fans, so that when people see this actor in the future, they will not think of him/herself, but the movie role he/she played.
Maybe this is not good for the actors, but it represents the success of Wei Lan's films.
When saving the document, Wei Lan entered a name for the script:
"Spiritual Epidemic"
…
Knowing that Wei Lan's next movie was already in preparation, not only Wei, but the entire film and television industry was in motion.
Basically, most actors who are free in their schedules are asking about the casting requirements. Well-known composers in the industry have also expressed their interest. The public relations of the three luxury brands that have cooperated with "The Queen" immediately sent letters to ask if they need clothing sponsorship support. They can appoint designers to design costumes specifically for the characters...
Of course, after knowing that the investment in this film is expected to be high and that it will be a big project, more investors came to ask Wei Lan whether he needed investment.
Unfortunately, this area is strictly guarded by Wei's. Not to mention that Wei Lan himself has a lot of funds to make independent films, the shareholders of Wei's have been meeting in a smoke-filled meeting recently, all of them vying for a chance to invest in Wei Lan's new film.
Wei Lan herself did not set a limit on the funding. She only intended this to be a lead, and she was quite rich now...
"I haven't thought of a complete role for this movie yet. If there is a suitable role, I will definitely find you first..."
After hanging up Qin An’s call, Wei Lan’s phone rang again soon. It was Su Yining.
"I don't want to be the protagonist. I can play a supporting role in your movie..." Su Yining naturally came to ask Wei Lan about his new movie, and his tone sounded quite aggrieved.
With the popularity of "Rural Teacher" and "The Queen", she is now very popular. Of course, there are roles to play, but she feels that working with Wei Lan is the happiest thing. When she heard that Wei Lan had a new movie to shoot, she naturally chose her as the first choice and hurried over to ask.
"There really is no suitable one. You are not suitable for the main supporting roles in this movie. The others are just extras who may not even have lines. It will be the same no matter who plays them. You don't need to delay your schedule to play such a role."
After collaborating on two films in a row, the relationship between Wei Lan and Su Yining is no longer the same as Qin An's. They need to use euphemistic words to communicate. They can just say it directly and neither side will take it to heart.
Su Yining really didn't mind after hearing this, but couldn't help but ask curiously: "Not even the supporting roles are good? Then who are the main supporting roles in your movie?"
Wei Lan raised his eyebrows and answered her: "A mental patient."
Su Yining: “…”
Because only the script framework has been determined, the content needs to be filled in slowly.
Therefore, Wei Lan's daily routine recently is to look for actors while filling in the content of the script.
When Wei Sijia returned home on the weekend, she learned that Wei Lan was already preparing for a new movie, and she couldn't help but want to ask her if there was a suitable role for her.
At that time, Wei Lan was in the living room, having afternoon tea and reading some materials with great interest.
Wei Sijia approached, cleared her throat and was about to ask, when she caught a glimpse of the title of the document in Wei Lan's hand -
"Report on the Study of Mental Illness"
Wei Sijia: ???
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